Template:Citation Style documentation/ref2
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- ref: the citation's HTML anchor identifier. When set,
|ref=IDgenerates an anchor with the given ID (theidattribute in the citation's<cite id="ID">HTML tag). Setting|ref=IDidentifies the template as a target and allows wikilinking to full references, especially useful with short-form citations like shortened notes and parenthetical referencing. Defaults to the special value|ref=harvwhich generates an anchor identifier suitable for use with {{sfn}} and {{harv}} templates. When|mode=cs1defaults to|ref=.